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Kathy K. Griendling

Kathy K. Griendling

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Best Female Scientists
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Best Female Scientists

D-Index
114
Citations
69999
World Ranking
727
National Ranking
439

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
115
Citations
71984
World Ranking
774
National Ranking
487

Medicine

D-Index
115
Citations
72090
World Ranking
4444
National Ranking
2422

Kathy K. Griendling publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kathy K. Griendling sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 289 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Kathy K. Griendling D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kathy K. Griendling sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 115 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Kathy K. Griendling is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans several subfields including molecular biology, immunology, neurology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and epidemiology.

Their work covers a variety of main topics such as:

  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Renin-Angiotensin System Studies

Griendling has published in a number of scientific journals, frequently contributing to:

  • Circulation Research
  • Cardiovascular Research
  • PLoS ONE
  • American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology
  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science

Their recent notable publications include:

  • Oxidative Stress and Hypertension, 2021, Circulation Research
  • The effects of sepsis on endothelium and clinical implications, 2020, Cardiovascular Research
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, COVID-19, and the Renin-Angiotensin System, 2020, Hypertension
  • VE-cadherin endocytosis controls vascular integrity and patterning during development, 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • An acceleration in hypertension-related mortality for middle-aged and older Americans, 1999-2016: An observational study, 2020, PLoS ONE

Griendling collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Marina S. Hernandes
  • Bernard Lassègue
  • Hongyan Qu
  • Elena Dolmatova
  • Keke Wang

Best Publications

  • NAD(P)H Oxidase: Role in Cardiovascular Biology and Disease

    Kathy K. Griendling;Dan Sorescu;Masuko Ushio-Fukai

  • Angiotensin II stimulates NADH and NADPH oxidase activity in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.

    K K Griendling;C A Minieri;J D Ollerenshaw;R W Alexander

  • Angiotensin II-mediated hypertension in the rat increases vascular superoxide production via membrane NADH/NADPH oxidase activation. Contribution to alterations of vasomotor tone.

    S Rajagopalan;S Kurz;T Münzel;M Tarpey

  • Angiotensin II cell signaling: physiological and pathological effects in the cardiovascular system

    Puja K. Mehta;Kathy K. Griendling

  • Cell transformation by the superoxide-generating oxidase Mox1

    Young Ah Suh;Rebecca S. Arnold;Bernard Lassegue;Jing Shi

  • Reactive Oxygen Species in Metabolic and Inflammatory Signaling.

    Steven J. Forrester;Daniel S. Kikuchi;Marina S. Hernandes;Qian Xu

  • Role of oxidative stress in atherosclerosis

    David Harrison;Kathy K Griendling;Ulf Landmesser;Burkhard Hornig

  • Mechanisms Underlying Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus

    Ulrich Hink;Huige Li;Hanke Mollnau;Mathias Oelze

  • Isolation of a cDNA encoding the vascular type-1 angiotensin II receptor

    T J Murphy;R W Alexander;K K Griendling;M S Runge

  • Reactive Oxygen Species in the Vasculature. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms

    Yoshihiro Taniyama;Kathy K. Griendling

  • Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Injury Part I: Basic Mechanisms and In Vivo Monitoring of ROS

    Kathy K. Griendling;Garret A. FitzGerald

  • Novel gp91 phox Homologues in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells : nox1 Mediates Angiotensin II–Induced Superoxide Formation and Redox-Sensitive Signaling Pathways

    Bernard Lassègue;Dan Sorescu;Katalin Szöcs;QiQin Yin

  • Modulation of Protein Kinase Activity and Gene Expression by Reactive Oxygen Species and Their Role in Vascular Physiology and Pathophysiology

    Kathy K. Griendling;Dan Sorescu;Bernard Lassègue;Masuko Ushio-Fukai

  • Superoxide Production and Expression of Nox Family Proteins in Human Atherosclerosis

    Dan Sorescu;Daiana Weiss;Bernard Lassègue;Roza E. Clempus

  • Combating oxidative stress in vascular disease: NADPH oxidases as therapeutic targets

    Grant R. Drummond;Stavros Selemidis;Kathy K. Griendling;Christopher G. Sobey

  • Nox proteins in signal transduction

    David I. Brown;Kathy K. Griendling

  • p22phox is a critical component of the superoxide-generating NADH/NADPH oxidase system and regulates angiotensin II-induced hypertrophy in vascular smooth muscle cells.

    Masuko Ushio-Fukai;A. Maziar Zafari;Toshiki Fukui;Nobukazu Ishizaka

  • Angiotensin II stimulation of NAD(P)H oxidase activity: upstream mediators.

    Puvi N. Seshiah;David S. Weber;Petra Rocic;Liisa Valppu

  • Increased NADH-Oxidase–Mediated Superoxide Production in the Early Stages of Atherosclerosis Evidence for Involvement of the Renin-Angiotensin System

    Ascan Warnholtz;Georg Nickenig;Eberhard Schulz;Roland Macharzina

  • Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Injury: Part II: Animal and Human Studies

    Kathy K. Griendling;Garret A. FitzGerald

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Harrison
David G. Harrison Vanderbilt University
R. Wayne Alexander
R. Wayne Alexander Emory University
Masuko Ushio-Fukai
Masuko Ushio-Fukai Augusta University
Sergey Dikalov
Sergey Dikalov Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hanjoong Jo
Hanjoong Jo Emory University
Christopher S. Wilcox
Christopher S. Wilcox Georgetown University
J. David Lambeth
J. David Lambeth Emory University
Bradford C. Berk
Bradford C. Berk University of Rochester
Harald H.H.W. Schmidt
Harald H.H.W. Schmidt Maastricht University
Rhian M. Touyz
Rhian M. Touyz McGill University Health Centre

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